Bedford 1953/54.

Here are the lads of Bedford - Back row: Woodward, Garwood, Bumstead, Wilkins, Morrad, Hancock - Front row: Faulkner, Jordan, Ronnie Rooke, Ayton, Holland.

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1953/54.

League Division 1 1953/54     P   W  D  L   F   A   W  D  L   F   A  Pts
 1. WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS  42  16  1  4  61  25   9  6  6  35  31   57
 2. West Bromwich Albion     42  13  5  3  51  24   9  4  8  35  39   53
 3. Huddersfield Town        42  13  6  2  45  24   7  5  9  33  37   51
 4. Manchester United        42  11  6  4  41  27   7  6  8  32  31   48
 5. Bolton Wanderers         42  14  6  1  45  20   4  6 11  30  40   48
 6. Blackpool                42  13  6  2  43  19   6  4 11  37  50   48
 7. Burnley                  42  16  2  3  51  23   5  2 14  27  44   46
 8. Chelsea                  42  12  3  6  45  26   4  9  8  29  42   44
 9. Charlton Athletic        42  14  4  3  51  26   5  2 14  24  51   44
10. Cardiff City             42  12  4  5  32  27   6  4 11  19  44   44
11. Preston North End        42  12  2  7  43  24   7  3 11  44  34   43
12. Arsenal                  42   8  8  5  42  37   7  5  9  33  36   43
13. Aston Villa              42  12  5  4  50  28   4  4 13  20  40   41
14. Portsmouth               42  13  5  3  53  31   1  6 14  28  58   39
15. Newcastle United         42   9  2 10  43  40   5  8  8  29  37   38
16. Tottenham Hotspur        42  11  3  7  38  33   5  2 14  27  43   37
17. Manchester City          42  10  4  7  35  31   4  5 12  27  46   37
18. Sunderland               42  11  4  6  50  37   3  4 14  31  52   36
19. Sheffield Wednesday      42  12  4  5  43  30   3  2 16  27  61   36
20. Sheffield United         42   9  5  7  43  38   2  6 13  26  52   33
21. MIDDLESBROUGH            42   6  6  9  29  35   4  4 13  31  56   30
22. LIVERPOOL                42   7  8  6  49  38   2  2 17  19  59   28

Vic Metcalfe.

Vic Metcalfe of Huddersfield Town, Football Monthly October 1953.

Bill Paterson.

Bill Paterson of Doncaster Rovers 1953/54.

 

George Thompson.

George Thompson , Preston North End 1953/54.

Villa Park.

27-3-54 a packed Villa Park as Port Vale lose 2-1 to WBA in FA Cup SF.

Ronnie Allen.

27-3-54 Heartbreak for Portvale as Ronnie Allen scores a pen to knock them out of the (FA Cup SF 2-1 v WBA).

Charlie Wayman.

March 27th. 1954: Sheffield Wednesday are out of the FA Cup. Preston's Charlie Wayman (No 9) heads past the Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Ivor Seemly in the 1954 FA Cup Semi-final at Maine Road, Manchester.

Billy Liddell.

Billy Liddell scores vs Portsmouth on the opening day of the 1953-54 season at Anfield.

Jimmy Sanders

West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper Jimmy Sanders can't bear to look here as Ronnie Allen scores a crucial penalty against Preston in the 1954 FA Cup final. Allen's second goal made the score 2-2, and a late winner from Frank Griffin sealed victory for the Baggies. It was a fourth FA Cup success for the Midlands club, who have tasted success in the competition once more since, in 1968,